Enslavement and Forced Labor

Enslavement and Forced labor
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Enslavement and Forced Labour
The story My family’s slave gives a deep reflection of the various types of enslavement that various groups of people go through based on gender, race, nationality and social class. The slave working for an American family was called Eudocia Pulido, but the person giving the story called her Lola. Although the incident happened in the past, it gives an intrusion of how individuals get intimidated at their workplaces. In most cases, women and girls are the most vulnerable populations in the issue of enslavement and forced labor (Isis International, 2019). The demographic goes through various hardships in society that result in the vulnerability settling for any type of employment to cater for their basic needs. On the other hand, adult women may end up in the situation on the multiple attempts of trying to get basic needs for their families. For instance, a single mother in today's society has the enormous burden of catering for the needs of their children and the liability results to the individuals accepting any offer given for a job. Enslavement and forced labor affect many people in modern society, just as in the past.
Alex, the American kid narrating the story of the slave in their house said that the woman worked for their family without pay. Although the lady worked for as long as 56years in the family, the hosts never had the thought of appreciating the effort she put when working for them (Tizon, 2017). The context reveals enslavement as Lola had multiple obligations in the line of duty but nothing in exchange for the labor she offered. Raising children could prove difficult, not to mention the pain of getting nothing in return for the favor. One of the kids brought up by the lady decided to write a story on what the Lola went through in her family. Lola was a Philippine native and the context of her enslavement to the difference in Nationalities. The family could have forced her to work because she was a foreigner in the country. On the other hand, the woman might lack appropriate means to escape the verge of misuse by going back to her home country. Such incidents happen in modern society, whereby various people are enslaved in foreign countries. Most people remain in the entanglement of slavery and forced labor for long periods before realization and rescue.
As a young boy, Alex saw everything Lola went through; from the lie, she was given by the Lieutenant who offered her the job. Lola was miserable before receiving the job offer and the situation left her without an alternative. At the time of absorption, Lola was a very young girl, coming from an extremely poor family that depended on farming as a source of income and catering of all needs in the setting (Kitchener, 2018). Lola was upset y he idea of her family to marry her off to a man twice and her age she desperately needed an escape from the action. This action reveals the mistreat of young girls in society. Although some communities have eradication the issue of marrying off young girls in modern society, some natives are still stuck in the weird traditions. The enslavement of women has continued in modern society as gender goes through intimidation a...